Reese Stadium Winning Goal Campaign

The "Winning Goal" Campaign for Reese Stadium -- Help Us Close
the Gap!

The next phase in the storied histories of Yale Soccer and
Lacrosse starts now! Our programs have been built upon foundations
of teamwork, loyalty, and hard work and it is these core values
that will propel us into an even greater future. As you know, Phase
I of Reese Stadium is complete and Phase II is well on its way, due
to the generosity of many lacrosse and soccer alumni, but our help
is still needed.

Below you can see some of the architectural renderings of this
awesome facility. What you cannot see on those drawings is the
names of every former soccer and lacrosse player that will be
displayed on the archways leading into the stadium - the
individuals who have shaped these programs will be proudly
displayed for all fans and future Yale soccer and lacrosse players
to see. However, it is the leadership donor plaque in the entryway
of this facility that still has room for recognition.

Just as teamwork has built this program, so will it build this
stadium.

We understand that these economic times might make it difficult
for individuals to step up and make leadership gifts, but that does
not mean your leadership cannot be reflected in this project. We
are asking you to be creative and reach out to your former
classmates, teammates and friends to partner together to make a
leadership gift in honor of your experience of representing Yale on
the field as a unit. Parents and friends can also be a part of this
great project by honoring their children and their children's
team.

We need 40 groups or individuals on both the men's and women's
sides of our Soccer and Lacrosse Associations to step forward with
$25,000 gifts/pledges - $1,000,000 in total from former soccer and
lacrosse players (or 10 from each team - payable over 5 years)!

Just as Ivy Championships cannot be won alone - we will not
reach this goal as individuals.

We are all a part of this program's past - we cannot put on our
Yale jerseys and take the field but we have left an indelible mark.
Who is to say that our time in influencing the future of this
program is over? Reese Stadium is the greatest recruiting tool
Coach Tompkins, Coach Meredith, Coach Shay and Coach Phillips could
have to bring the next generation of Ivy Champions to Yale. By
coming together, we ensure that all of our legacies will not only
be etched in the record books, but also on the walls of the new
home of Yale Soccer and Lacrosse.

This project offers us an amazing opportunity to be teammates
again and work towards a common goal in the name of Yale.

Now is the time to make this happen - this is a once in a
lifetime opportunity to make a tremendous impact on Yale Soccer and
Lacrosse! Once Reese Stadium is built, the moment will have passed
and you do not want to walk into this amazing facility and be the
only class or team missing from the leadership plaque! You will be
hearing from your former captains and teammates in the near future
and they will be calling upon you to give what you can towards the
common goal. If we strive for 100% participation from every class
and every team, we will achieve our goals.

It is our hope that the legacy of Reese Stadium will be that it
was built by ALL of the men and women of Yale soccer and lacrosse
!